Maintenance of your whetstone

Your whetstone must be serviced from time to time too. You can buy various accessories for that purpose from knivesandtools.com. A whetstone is maintained with a flattening stone or flattening block by Naniwa. The flattening stone evens out the whetstone when it has become hollowed out through use.

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Accessories for whetstones

You also find guards for your whetstone at knivesandtools.com. You mount those guards on the knife to ensure you always sharpen in the right sharpening angle.